The Relationship among Peer Acceptance, Social Impact, and Academic Achievement in Middle Childhood.

Austin, Ann M. Berghout; Draper, Dianne C.

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ERIC Number: EJ303676

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Relationship among Peer Acceptance, Social Impact, and Academic Achievement in Middle Childhood.

Austin, Ann M. Berghout; Draper, Dianne C.

American Educational Research Journal, v21 n3 p597-604 Fall 1984

This study investigated the relationship of academic achievement of categories of social status (popular, rejected, isolated, and amiable), peer acceptance and social impacts among 145 elementary school children. Academically able students were more often considered amiable or popular, while the below average achievers were more often rejected.

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship, Social Status, Sociometric Techniques, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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